Headlines
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Apollo profit dips 8% to $14.7m
Tuesday | Feb 26 2019LISTED motorhome specialist Apollo Tourism & Leisure has reported a “solid underlying performance” for the six months to 31 Dec, with revenue up for its Australian operations but increased operating costs impacting the overall result.
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Qantas Queenstown flts
Tuesday | Feb 26 2019QANTAS has announced it will launch new seasonal flights direct from Melbourne to Queenstown, New Zealand, to meet a growing demand from Aussies travelling to the city for ski trips.
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CLIA winners revealed
Monday | Feb 25 2019CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia revealed the winners of its 18th annual Cruise Industry Awards at a gala event for more than 500 guests in Sydney on Sat night.
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Airport profit mixed bag
Monday | Feb 25 2019SYDNEY Airport claimed almost half of the $820.1m in operating profit generated by Australia’s four major airports in 2017-18, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has revealed.
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Hilton targets biz events
Monday | Feb 25 2019HILTON has announced the launch of Signia Hilton, a new brand focussed on catering to the meetings and events industry.
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Burnes versus Carstensen
Friday | Feb 22 2019THE Helloworld political scandal reached new highs yesterday, when testimony presented before a Senate committee quoted former QBT chief Russell Carstensen providing details of a meeting with Australian Ambassador to the USA, Joe Hockey, which had allegedly been organised by Helloworld Travel Chief Executive Officer Andrew Burnes (TD breaking news).
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QT to debut in Adelaide
Friday | Feb 22 2019THE QT brand is set to enter South Australia with Event Hospitality & Entertainment Limited (EVENT) inking a management agreement for a QT hotel in Adelaide.
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Accor rewinds rebrand
Friday | Feb 22 2019ACCORHOTELS has decided to return to “Accor” branding, and replace Le Club AccorHotels with a new lifestyle loyalty program.
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FCTG champions corp
Thursday | Feb 21 2019FLIGHT Centre Travel Group (FCTG) has flagged “strong future prospects” for its corporate business and a continued focus on “increasing consultant productivity” in its first half 2019 results released this morning (TD breaking news).
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WebBeds takes top spot
Thursday | Feb 21 2019WEBBEDS for the first time emerged as Webjet Limited’s largest business unit in H1 FY19, the company’s financial results show (TD breaking news).